Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1917 — HORSES STILL IN MAJORITY [ARTICLE]

HORSES STILL IN MAJORITY

There were 997 Autos; 9,303 Horses; 190.029 Head of Cattle; 10.107 Hogs; 893 Sheep in Jasper County March 1. According to figures compiled by the county board of review there were 997 automobiles owned in Jasper county on Mhrch 1 last and their total assessed valuation is 1172,390. The average valuation is $173 each. Rensselaer takes the lead on the number owned in any town or city in the county, 221, which, placing, the population at 2,500 would make one automobile to every eleven persons here. Marion township has eighty-three, making a total of 304 for the city and township. Remington has seventy-five and Carpenter township 120, a total of 195 for town and township. Wheatfield town had thirty r four and Wheatfield township thirtyseven. Barkley township has sixtynine; Gillam forty-three; Hanging Grove thirty-two; Jordan slxty-six; Kankakee forty; Keener, thirtyfour; Milroy six; Newton fortyseven: * Union sixty-six and Walker twenty-four.

There were 9,363 horses in the county and their assesed value is $604,471, an average of $64.47. There were 20,629 head of cattle and their assessed valuation is $633,468, an average of $31.23 per head; 10,107 hogs, assessed at $73,553, an average of $7.27 per head; 893 head of sheep assessed at $5,110, an average of $5.83 per head.